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Spreadin’ the Wealth
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Spreadin’ the Wealth
Exodus: 20:17; 22:14; 23:6
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The World of the ReligiousLeft
• The Old Testament is key for them to argue for a socialistic form of government and economy.
• “Justice” is the key word.
• “Fair or Fair Share” are other words they use.
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The World of the ReligiousLeft
• In their minds “God is on the side of the poor”
• The rich have gotten rich by “exploiting” the poor.
• Or they have used the resources of society that belong to everyone, as they see it
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The World of the ReligiousLeft
• This comes through in phrases like “you didn’t build that”
• To be right with God, one has to be on the right side (i.e. liberating the poor from their oppressors)
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
1. Property is Personal
• The government does not own us
• The government does not own what we have
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
• Exodus 20:17 prohibits stealing or coveting
• Dt. 19:14 calls for property boundaries to be observed
• We are warned about the intrusive power of government (1 Sam. 8:10-18)
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
1. Property is Personal
– Marxism’s summation: “the abolition of private property”
– Socialists may not go that far, but they see government as the arbiter to the distribution of society’s resources. They are in the same family
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
2. Justice—A Slippery Word
– Liberals use the word “justice” in ways the Bible does not.
– The Bible calls for “commercial justice” and “remedial justice”
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
2. Justice—A Slippery Word
– The Bible does not call for “distributive justice”
– Liberals wrongly equate justice with equality of outcomes
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
3. The Poor and the Helpless
– The Bible does call for us to look out for the truly poor and helpless. (Gal. 6:2; 1 John 3:17)
– It places the responsibility on the shoulders of individuals
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
3. The Poor and the Helpless
– Government should provide a safety net and provide for general welfare
– That is a far cry from redistributive “justice”
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What Shall We Say To These Things?
• Where government does help it must
– Not promote indolence (2 Thess. 3:10)
– Not breed envy and cause people to sin.